Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi held a series of cultural activities to welcome the Lunar New Year and spring festival of ethnic minority groups across the country on February 2.
Well-known traditional markets in Lao Cai province, including Bac Ha; Van Ban markets and Sa Pa love market, will be reproduced at the Vietnamese Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre, No.2 Hoa Lu Street, Ha Noi from February 2-15.
Many localities across the nation, particularly tourist attractions, welcomed a large number of visitors during the first four days of the New Year.
The Phu Yen Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism on October 21 released their logo and slogan which will be officially used for tourism promotion and advertising activities in the central southern coastal province.
Binh Minh Tourism Company has launched new caravan tours to the popular resort town of Sa Pa in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai following the inauguration of the Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway.
Nearly 100 photos and maps depicting nine special national relics in Ha Noi are being displayed at an exhibition at the Temple of Literature from September 24 to October 24 to mark the 60th anniversary of the capital’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 – 2014).
Viet Nam has recently emerged as one of top travel destinations for European tourists, including those from the UK, with more than 144,800 British arrivals in the first 8 months of this year.
Vietnamese diplomatic representatives joined their Asia-Pacific counterparts for Embassy Day in Berlin to promote Viet Nam’s image internationally.
Over the January-July period, the number of tourists to the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai topped 800,000, up a whopping 25 percent thanks to the locality’s tourism stimulus drive for 2014, reported the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The cable car system to Fansipan Peak, dubbed the Roof of Indochina, will be put into operation on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the country’s re-unification (April 30) next year, four months ahead of schedule.
Ha Long Bay has experienced a sudden surge of cruise participants in the past couple of months. The natural beauty bestowed on Ha Long Bay has turned it into a hotspot for travelers around the world. To provide for the growing number of visitors who go to Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Private Tours has created new tours to attract new customers.